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Meaning in Life and depressive symptoms: a person-oriented approach in residential and community-dwelling older adults.
Van der Heyden, Karen; Dezutter, Jessie; Beyers, Wim.
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  • Van der Heyden K; a Department of Psychology, Research Group Clinical Psychology , University of Leuven, KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
Aging Ment Health ; 19(12): 1063-70, 2015.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25555243
OBJECTIVES: In current society, an increasing population of older adults and a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in late life is noticeable. A possible protective resource is 'Meaning in Life'. The objective of this study is to identify from a person-oriented view (a) Meaning in Life-profiles, based on Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning dimensions, and (b) their associations with depressive symptoms. METHODS: A sample of 205 residential older adults (M = 83.20 years, SD = 7.26) and 280 community-dwelling older adults (M = 75.98 years, SD = 4.76) completed questionnaires of Meaning in Life and depressive symptoms. First, cluster analyses examined potential Meaning in Life-profiles. Second, analyses of variance tested associations between these distinct profiles and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: In both samples, three distinguishable profiles emerged, a 'Low Presence Low Search', a 'High Presence High Search' and a 'High Presence Low Search'. Furthermore, older adults with a High Presence Low Search profile witnessed less depressive symptoms, compared to those with a Low Presence Low Search profile. Residential older adults within the High Presence High Search cluster scored in-between the two other clusters for depressive symptoms. However, community-dwelling older adults within this cluster reported similar levels of depressive symptoms as the High Presence Low Search group. CONCLUSION: Similar Meaning in Life-profiles were detected in residential as well as community-dwelling older adults. In both samples, older adults with a High Presence Low Search profile reported less depressive feelings, pointing to the importance of spontaneously experiencing Meaning in Life in this life stage.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Satisfação Pessoal / Qualidade de Vida / Autoimagem / Adaptação Psicológica / Doença Crônica / Depressão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Satisfação Pessoal / Qualidade de Vida / Autoimagem / Adaptação Psicológica / Doença Crônica / Depressão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article